*Saccharum spontaneum Linnaeus. Common name: Wild Sugarcane. Phenology: Oct-Jan. Habitat: Disturbed areas, lake edges, especially around Lake Okeechobee in vicinity of sugarcane fields. Distribution: Native of tropical Asia and Africa.
Origin/Endemic status: E. and se. Asia
Other Comments: Potential naturalization of this species is considered a threat to the sugarcane industry.
Synonymy ⓘ: = FlGr, FNA25, K4, WH3. Basionym: Saccharum spontaneum L. 1771
Links to other floras: = Saccharum spontaneum - FNA25
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
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